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1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election
October 18, 1865 1868 →
 
Nominee James Lawrence Orr Wade Hampton III
Party Independent Independent
Popular vote 9,928 9,186
Percentage 51.9% 48.1%
County results
Orr:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Hampton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Elected Governor

James Lawrence Orr

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The 1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on October 18, 1865, to elect the governor of South Carolina.[1] It was the first election in which the voters of South Carolina were able to directly choose the governor as a result of the ratification of the South Carolina Constitution of 1865. However, the constitution only permitted for white men to cast ballots, with blacks being forbidden from voting.

General election[edit]

The general election was held on October 18, 1865, and James Lawrence Orr was elected as the first postbellum governor of South Carolina. He won a narrow victory over Wade Hampton, who campaigned for his supporters not to vote for him. Neither candidate was aligned with any political party for the election.

Results[edit]

1865 South Carolina gubernatorial election[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent James Lawrence Orr 9,928 51.9
Independent Wade Hampton III 9,186 48.1
Total votes 19,114 100.0

By county[edit]

County James Lawrence Orr
Independent 		Wade Hampton III
Independent 		Margin Total votes
# % # % # %
Abbeville 361 45.93 425 54.07 −64 −8.14 786
Anderson 696 71.38 279 28.62 417 42.76 975
Barnwell 71 13.37 460 86.63 −389 −73.26 531
Beaufort 80 25.64 232 74.36 −152 −48.72 312
Charleston 841 51.69 786 48.31 55 3.38 1,627
Chester 684 88.60 88 11.40 596 77.20 772
Chesterfield 152 66.38 77 33.62 75 32.76 229
Clarendon 126 47.73 138 52.27 −12 −4.54 264
Colleton 23 4.38 502 95.62 −479 −91.24 525
Darlington 329 55.57 263 44.43 66 11.14 592
Edgefield 528 42.96 701 57.04 −173 −14.08 1,229
Fairfield 260 85.53 44 14.47 216 71.06 304
Georgetown 83 73.45 30 26.55 53 46.90 113
Greenville 314 34.02 609 65.98 −295 −31.96 923
Horry 148 78.31 41 21.69 107 56.62 189
Kershaw 179 96.24 7 3.76 172 92.48 186
Lancaster 219 68.22 102 31.78 117 36.44 321
Laurens 575 57.56 424 42.44 151 15.12 999
Lexington 219 56.01 172 43.99 47 12.02 391
Marion 260 39.16 404 60.84 −144 −21.68 664
Marlboro 460 83.64 90 16.36 370 67.28 550
Newberry 355 49.65 360 50.35 −5 −0.70 715
Orangeburg 137 16.16 711 83.84 −574 −67.68 848
Pickens 261 22.72 888 77.28 −627 −54.56 1,149
Richland 334 92.27 28 7.73 306 84.54 362
Spartanburg 782 83.46 155 16.54 627 66.92 937
Sumter 258 36.19 455 63.81 −197 −27.62 713
Union 215 37.72 355 62.28 −140 −24.56 570
Williamsburg 51 16.40 260 83.60 −209 −67.20 311
York 927 90.26 100 9.74 827 80.52 1,027
Totals 9,928 51.94 9,186 48.06 742 3.88 19,114

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "South Carolina Governor - James Lawrence Orr - 1865-1840". www.sciway.net. Retrieved April 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - SC Governor Race - Oct 18, 1865". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.

Sources[edit]

  • Reynolds, John S. (1969). Reconstruction in South Carolina. Negro University Press. ISBN 0-8371-1638-4.
  • "The Official Returns of the Governors Elections". The Charleston Daily Courier. November 30, 1865. p. 2.

External links[edit]

Preceded by
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1868
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1865_South_Carolina_gubernatorial_election